2024 Interior Design Competition
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Closed
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Winners Announced
Winners
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Project Title
The Embassy of Australia, Washington D.C.
Photos by Joe Fletcher-
Location
Washington D.C.
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Firm
Bates Smart in association with KCCT
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Category
Institutional (cultural, government/municipal spaces, libraries, religious spaces)
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Award
Best of Competition
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Location
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Project Title
WUSHANG DREAM MALL INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
Photos by Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography & Jiangnan Photography-
Location
Wuhan
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Firm
One Plus Partnership Limited
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Category
Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theatres)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
The Royal Hotel
Photos by Jeff McNeil, Doublespace, Graydon Herriott-
Location
Toronto
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Firm
Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects
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Category
Hotels (must include 1 image of guest room)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
U.S. Bank Center
Photos by Andrew Giammarco-
Location
Seattle
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Firm
SkB Architects
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Category
Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
House Zero
Photos by Leonid Furmansky-
Location
Austin, TX
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Firm
Lake|Flato Architects
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Category
Residences Large (125 square meters and above)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Lackawanna
Photos by Matthew Carbone-
Location
East Hampton, NY
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Firm
Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects
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Category
Residences Large (125 square meters and above)
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Award
Category Winner
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Location
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Project Title
Tongrentang Health Live Broadcast Base
Photos by Xiao Shiming-
Location
Beijing
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Firm
WUUX Architecture Design Studio
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Category
Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
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Award
Finalist
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Location
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Project Title
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
Photos by Alan Karchmer / OTTO-
Location
Washington D.C.
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Firm
Rockwell Group in collaboration with Ennead Architects and Smith Group
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Category
Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)
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Award
Finalist
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Location
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Project Title
Bay Area Research Company
Photos by Andrew Giammarco-
Location
Bay Area, CA
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Firm
SkB Architects
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Category
Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
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Award
Finalist
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Location
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Project Title
EPHEMERAL AND ETERNAL RED
Photos by ACT Studio-
Location
Jiaxing, China
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Firm
PUJU STUDIO
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Category
Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
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Award
Finalist
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Location
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Project Title
Jaipur Rugs
Photos by Yasser-
Location
Dubai
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Firm
Roar
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Category
Retail (stores, boutiques)
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Award
Finalist
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Location
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Project Title
Maison S Museum
Photos by TOPIA & One Thousand Degrees-
Location
Lishui, China
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Firm
WIT Design & Research
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Category
Showrooms & Exhibition Spaces
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Award
Finalist
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Location
Jury
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Andrea Caputo, IIDA
Interiors Studio Leader Chicago, RATIO
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Robin Elmslie Osler, IIDA, AIA
Principal and Creative Director, Arcadis Inc.
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Kim Yao, FAIA
Principal of Architecture Research Office (ARO)
Competition Guidelines
Submission Requirements
All submissions must be completed electronically. No hard copy submissions will be accepted. There is no limit to the number of eligible projects a firm may submit; however, each project may only be submitted once. To enter a project into this competition, you will need to prepare and submit the following:
Written Component
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Your firm's contact information including name, address, phone number, and email
- Your design project's information including name and location
- Project description: a brief project summary (50-word maximum)
- Challenge statement: a description of your design challenge (250-word maximum)
- Solution statement: a description of specific solutions to project challenges (250-word maximum)
Please use the following list of categories as a guide regarding the projects we accept. We neither judge nor award based on categories, but we do allow designs to be submitted into a category:
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Corporate Space Large (1,000 square meters and above)
- Corporate Space Small (under 1,000 square meters)
- Education (elementary/secondary educational facilities, colleges/universities)
- Entertainment (casinos, performing arts centers, sports arenas, theatres)
- Healthcare (hospitals, outpatient clinics, medical facilities)
- Hotels (must include 1 image of guest room)
- Institutional (cultural, government/municipal spaces, libraries, religious spaces)
- Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
- Residences Large (125 square meters and above)
- Residences Small (under 125 square meters)
- Restaurants, Lounges, & Bars
- Retail (stores, boutiques)
- Sales Centers & Show Flats
- Showrooms & Exhibition Spaces
- Spas, Fitness Centers, & Gymnasiums
Images
Please submit color images of your completed project, in JPG or JPEG format with a maximum file size of 1MB. You may submit captions to your images, not to exceed 50 words. Take note of the following additional guidelines:
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- Submit 7-10 color images total
- only one (1) exterior image is permitted
- Use numbers to name your image files, in order of uploads (01, 02, 03, etc).
- Submit a minimum of one (1) floorplan
- A maximum of three (3) floorplans are allowed
- Please use the following format for floor plans: "floorplan1, floorplan2, floorplan3"
- No composite images allowed - only one photograph per image upload
- Do not reference or include your design/architectural firm name/logo in the images
- Images may be edited to improve contrast ratio, color balance, and composition through cropping only.
- Images may not be edited to add, remove, or alter any aspect or element of the project including its context. Images should represent the project as it exists in the built environment.
- Conceptual renderings will not be accepted
- Submit 7-10 color images total
Judging
The winning design projects will be selected by a jury of design professionals. Submissions are judged on excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function as well as the suitability of the design solution to the project challenge and the successful integration of the elements of design. The jury reserves the right not to select a winner from the entries submitted.
Prize
Finalists and winners will be honored at the winner’s celebration at the black-tie IIDA event Revel In Design, June of 2024, located in Chicago! The winners will be featured on IIDA.org and published in Interior Design magazine. In the event that a previously published entry is selected as the winner, Interior Design reserves the right not to republish that project.
The winners will also receive official digital assets, including competition winner logos for self-promotion, coverage, and mention on IIDA’s social media accounts, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.
